SCALE 12X, at the request of the speaker, is providing a second way of asking questions of the keynoter during the keynote.

Folks have the option of asking questions during Sunday's SCALE 12X keynote – Leslie Hawthorn's “Why Checking Your Privilege is Good For *You*” -- can be asked via IRC, if one does not wish to ask it publicly.

Those wishing to use the option of asking a question via IRC can sign on to #scale-chat on the OFTC network and ask on this moderated channel.

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Without setting anything aflame - or maybe that will happen at his presentation? - Carlo Flores will talk about "Smoke" at SCALE 12X. The SCALE Team caught up with Carlo and asked him about his presentation.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

Roberto Aguilar will be giving a talk on "Automated Deployment with Django, Docker and Salt." The SCALE Team caught up with him and asked him a few questions about his presentation.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

A: Hi, I'm Roberto Aguilar. I'm a full-stack Internet applications developer and have been part of the entire product lifecycle including design, architecture, implementation, and maintenance. I've written software for servers and embedded systems.